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Putting Towns Centres First
Guest post by Chris Wade, CEO, Action for Market Towns This autumn is set to be a critical time for re-affirming the ground rules about how planning applications for out-of-town supermarkets are...
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Getting to the people who really count: local TV in Blaenau Gwent
Guest post by Gemma Collins, 3VTV I GREW up in a small town in the South Wales Valleys. The coal mine closed in the year I was born and, in the decades since, the town has evolved into the typical...
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Just why am I doing Townstock?
Me and my littlest, Joe Many people, particularly local independent retailers, have asked me just why am I doing Townstock? What’s in it for me? There’s no one simple answer to this. I’m not a council...
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So who’s coming to Townstock?
We’re super excited that the Daily Express will be at Townstock 2012, as well as New Start Magazine, The Halifax Courier and The Co-operative News (the world’s oldest co-operative paper!). But much...
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Meet Jack Skillen, Head of Projects at Living Streets
Jack Skillen is the Head of Projects at Living Streets where he oversees projects nationally relating to improving streets for pedestrians and promoting local walking journeys. He has recently managed...
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Meet the British Independent Retailers Association
We’re delighted to welcome the British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) as an official supporter of Townstock 2012. BIRA is the voice of independent retailers and is the leading trade...
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Town centres are sexy again: Gemma Collins on Townstock
TOWN centres are sexy again. Well, ok, you may now be picturing your local high street and thinking: “No, it’s really not”. But the future of the town centre is firmly on the political agenda, with...
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Karina Wells on Joe Barratt’s talk
Joe & Tom Barratt of Stockport’s Teenage Market “Joe Barratt is a wonderful example of a young person, who is not waiting for something to happen, he saw something needed doing and just did it. He...
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Missed Townstock? Here’s a few of the great things we heard
In November 2012, 147 people travelled to Halifax, West Yorkshire, to share their ideas for our towns and their communities. The people that came were from all over the UK. They were community...
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Photos of Townstock 2012
Incredible Edible’s Pam Warhurst in the Crossley Gallery Alison Seabrook of the Community Development Foundation, and Ben Hughes, Community Finance Association, speak in the Viaduct Theatre
View ArticleRead the Townstock book: 80 ideas from 50 towns
In November 2012, 147 people from 50 towns came to Townstock. They brought experience from all over the UK, from community projects, local government and business. The big message was that our high...
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What’s next for Townstock?
The people behind Townstock plan to hold Townstock again in Halifax in September 2013. We’ve made a company Redlab to make Townstock and events like it. You can read more about Redlab and future events...
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Join the Townstock team at Digital High Street 2013, 13-14 May
Towns pre-digital? A valve from early electronics. (Photo: Paul Backhouse – Townstock Jane’s Dad). We heard one thing time and again at Townstock: towns know they could be using technology to engage...
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